Coffee Baari is a newly introduced place in Kathmandu where authentic organic coffee served with good food – continental and Nepali in a green, vibrant surrounding just beyond the large glass partition. It is a place managed by @hospitalityway where garden grown coffee are served in all globally recognised recipes. There is a lush green mini jungle in the middle of the proper Kathmandu city. The owner had planted coffee plants in his garden a decade ago. He is extending a number of plants there at his premises. Moreover, a coffee plant nursery is underway right there in his garden.
Indra Lal Singh, the owner of the Coffee Baari was an UNICEF international staff for many years and worked for the humanitarian cause during the job. Actually, it was his son and daughter who inspired him to back home to run an entrepreneurship as he likes.
Seeing the young workforce draining out abroad was one other cause that such precious workforce to retain in the country for personal and national benefits. So he turned off the high value job to do something in the country, Singh proudly mentions.
Before taking a decision on ‘what to do’, he consulted friends and relatives and also travel a number of districts in the country. Hence, a business based on coffee and tea attracted him.
He started tea cultivation in Ramechhap and coffee in Kavrepalanchok districts. However, he planted coffee plants in the land owns his family where there exist other fruit pants as well. Nepali coffee has a huge demand both domestic and abroad markets, but it has not been able to take full advantage of it. As young people are migrating from villages to cities, coffee cultivation and production have declined.
Coffee Baari is a family cafe that aims to promote, promote, and distribute pure Nepali Arabica coffee. It will be made a hub for Nepali coffee and will be a gathering place for connoisseurs of pure Nepali coffee, collecting coffee produced in various parts and districts of the country. Apart from coffee, the Coffee Baari serves sweet treats and drinks. The place can easily seat 60 persons at a time.
Singh plans, a portion of the profit earned from this will be spent on social services. Staff recruitment and training are underway. Now the countdown has begun and we will soon bring it into operation.
Coffee culture is growing in Nepal. The demand is 2300 tons per year but the production is decreasing by 400 to 500 tons. To meet the demand, it is imported from abroad, mainly India. Currently, it is hardly possible to find pure Nepali coffee in Nepal. We find imported coffee or Nepali coffee mixed and sold under the name of Nepali coffee, which is not authentic, Singh opines.
“Let’s increase Nepali coffee production, let’s promote it, let’s drink only Nepali coffee,” the Coffee Baari, team looking forward to welcoming the visitors as guests.
The altitude from 800 m to 1600 meters in Nepal is considered good for coffee production. There are many hills in the hilly region in Nepal that have the suitable quality of soil and moisture for producing high quality coffee. Moreover, the hills with eroded soil simply can’t grow any other crop, but it is the same kind of soil that is considered ideal for coffee farming in Nepal. So as, it is said that Nepal consists of around 1 million hectares of land ideal for coffee farming in Nepal. Only around 1753 tons of coffee cherries are grown in Nepal currently, in 973 hectares of land area.
Though coffee was first produced in Nepal around 6 decades ago, it has only been around three decades since commercial coffee farming in Nepal was initiated. Coffee is one of the most sophisticated crops to grow, compared to others in Nepal, as it requires much care in all the stages of the coffee production process, it is also one of the products that have the highest market values and great returns.
Coffee farming in Nepal has given the world a new type of coffee – Himalayan Arabica Coffee, which is a slight twist in the original Arabica Coffee, caused due to the difference in the soil, water, altitude and climate. Nepal is now renowned among the people who are crazy about coffee.
Moreover, the amount of coffee produced in Nepal is still small, and doesn’t even satisfy the local markets need. And so, Nepal is forced to import instant coffee and branded organic coffee from different parts of the world, by spending millions of dollars. So as, it is believed that coffee farming can fetch good economic and environmental returns.
